Confessions of monuments

Confessions of monuments is the first volume in the Studies In Design And Material Culture series. This history and social sciences text examines the Republic of Turkey from its 1923 foundation through the late 1950s. The book analyzes how the emerging nation state navigated its relationship with the Ottoman past through the creation of tangible artifacts and design practices.

The author explores the intersection of politics and architecture, focusing on public monuments, print media, and festive illumination. By studying these objects from the 1908 Young Turk revolution to the end of the single-party regime, the work provides a detailed account of Turkish material culture. This study of museum studies and museology reveals how buildings and monuments serve as ideological tools within the Middle East.